Departmental information
Welcome to the Pathology Test Directory
For information relating to examination methods, identification of the measure and measurement principles for examinations please contact the Quality Manager, Rebecca Sedman: Rebecca.
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Acanthamoeba
Container: Contact lens cases. Sterile containers
Turnaround time: Approx. 21 working days
Acetylcholine Receptor Antibodies
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL white top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Acid-Fast Bacillus (AFB)
Container: A sterile, CE marked, leak-proof 25 - 60 mL container (as appropriate for volume collected)
Turnaround time: Routine: 3-4 hours. Urgent: 1 hour
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT)
Container: Standard - 3.5ml or 2.0ml blue top vacuette filled to any area within the black arrow (found on tube label). Paediatric - 1.0ml blue top MiniCollect filled to the first plastic indentation (above ID label on tube)
Turnaround time: Up to 21 days
Adalimumab and Infliximab
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect.
Turnaround time: Routine <24 hours
Albumin (Urine)
Container: White top 10mL container (red top containers are not acceptable)
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Albumin
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 14-21 days
Alkaline Phosphatase Isoenzymes
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Alkaline Phosphatase
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Up to 14 days (21 days for samples referred to Sheffield)
Allergen-Specific ige
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 14 days
Alpha-1-acid Glycoprotein ( A1AG, Orosomucoid) Serum
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Up to 4 days
Alpha-1-Antitrypsin (A1AT)
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 24 Hours (Monday-Friday)
Alpha Feto Protein (AFP)
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Up tp 4 days
Alpha-1-Anti-trypsin (A1AT)
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 14-21 days
Amino Acids - Plasma
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Green top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Green top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 7-10 days
Amiodarone
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Lavender top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Lavender top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 7-10 days
Amitriptyline
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Ammonia
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Lavender top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Lavender top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Approx. 21 working days
AMPA 1 2 and GABAb Receptor Antibodies
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 2.5 mL Yellow top white ring Reduced draw. Neonates - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent: <1 hour. Routine: <4 hours
Amylase
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 14 days
Androstenedione
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 1 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 10 days
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 1.0 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Ante Natal Screening Infectious Diseases (HIVA,SYPG,HBSA)
Container: A serum gel, CE marked blood tube
Turnaround time: 3 weeks
Anti Cardiolipin
Container: Standard - 4.0ml Ochre top vacuette. Paediatric -0.8ml Red top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Up to 10 days
Anti Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCA)
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Anti Streptolysin O Titre (ASOT)
Container: A serum gel, CE marked blood tube
Turnaround time: 14 days
Apolipoprotein A1
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre Paediatric MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 14 days
Apolipoprotein B
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre Paediatric MiniCollect
Turnaround time: This is an urgent test
APTT Ratio
Container: Standard - 3.5ml or 2.0ml blue top vacuette filled to any area within the black arrow (found on tube label) Paediatric - 1.0ml blue top MiniCollect filled to the first plastic indentation (above ID label on tube)
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information.
Ascitic Fluid Investigations
Container: Sterile, CE-marked, leak-proof universal container. Blood culture bottles can also be inoculated with fluids from sterile sites
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Up to 14 days
Autoantibodies (Connective tissue screen)
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Up to 14 days
Autoantibodies (Liver screen)
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Azole Antifungal Levels
Container: A serum clot activator tube, CE marked blood tube
Turnaround time: Up to 21 days
ANA screen
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Screen - up to 5 days. Immunofixation - up to 10 days
Bence Jones Protein (Urine Electrophoresis)
Container: Plain white top sterile 10mL urine container
Turnaround time: Up to 4 days
Beta-2-Microglobulin
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Bilirubin (Conjugated)
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine < 4 hours
Bilirubin (Paediatric)
Container: 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Bilirubin (Total)
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Blood Culture Investigations
Container: Adult - BACTEC Plus Anaerobic Vial and BACTEC Plus Aerobic Vial. Paediatric - BACTEC Peds Plus Via
Turnaround time: Urgent 4 hours. Routine 24 hours
Blood Film
Container: Standard - 4.0ml Lavender-topped Vacuette. Paediatric - 1.0ml Lavender-topped MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Routine 4 hours from receipt of sample. STAT 1 hour from receipt of sample
Blood Group and Antibody Screen
Container: Standard - 6.0 mL Pink top EDTA Vacuette. Paediatric - 6.0 mL Pink top EDTA Vacuette (in exceptional circumstances if can’t be obtained use 1.0mL Purple top EDTA Vacuette). Neonate (less than 4 months old) - 1.0 mL Purple top EDTA Vacuette
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Bone profile
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Bordetella Swab Culture (Whooping cough)
Container: Sterile, individually wrapped rayon tipped swab with a flexible, ultra-fine and twisted wire shaft in a semi-solid charcoal transport medium
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Broncho-Alveolar Lavage Culture
Container: A sterile, CE marked, leak-proof universal container(s)
Turnaround time: 7-10 days
Caeruloplasmin
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Routine <24 hours
Calcium - 24h urine
Container: 24h plain urine container Contact specimen reception for bottle if required
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Calcium
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 7-10 days
Calculus Analysis
Container: Calculus sample (or fragment) in plain white top universal container
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour from receipt at DMH. Routine <4 hours
Carbamazepine
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Carboxyhaemoglobin
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Lavender top Vacuette. Paediatric - 3.0 mL Pulsator syringe
Turnaround time: Routine <24 hours
Carcinoembryonic antigen
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Approx. 21 working days
CASPR2 and LGI1 Antibodies
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 2.5 mL Yellow top white ring Reduced draw. Neonates - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 14 days
Catecholamine Metabolites
Container: Random urine in White top universal container. Send to laboratory immediately after collection
Turnaround time: 30 days
Cell Markers (acute + chronic)
Container: 4.0ml blood or bone marrow aspirate in an EDTA lavender-topped tube
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Central Venous Catheter (Tips) Culture
Container: Sterile, CE marked, leak-proof container e.g. universal container
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Investigations
Container: Sterile, CE-marked, leak-proof universal container (for microbiology tests only)
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Detection (GUM and CASH patients)
Container: See above
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Detection (NON GUM and CASH patients)
Container: See above
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Chloride
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Cholesterol
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 6 Weeks
Cholinesterase (Typing)
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Lavender top Vacuette and 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette
Turnaround time: 30 days
Chromosome analysis
Container: Orange-top lithium heparin tube supplied in the NEHODS box
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Clostridium difficile Investigations
Container: Sterile, CE marked, leak-proof universal container, preferably with an integral spoon or scoop
Turnaround time: 7-10 days
Clozapine
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Lavender top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Lavender top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Routine 3-4 hours. Urgent 1 hour
Coagulation screen
Container: Standard - 3.5ml (black-ring) or 2.0ml (white-ring) light blue top vacuette. Paediatric - 1.0ml light blue top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: tTG up to 10 days. EMA up to 21 days
Coeliac Disease Screen
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Up to 10 days
Complement C3 and C4
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Up to 14 days
Connective Tissue Autoantibodies
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 7 to 14 Days
Copper - 24h urine
Container: 24 hour plain urine container – please obtain from the laboratory
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Corneal Scrapes & Vitreous Humour Investigations
Container: Prepared culture plates and a glass slide in a secure box
Turnaround time: 7-21 days
Cortisol -24h urine
Container: 24 hr plain urine container – obtain from Pathology reception
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Cortisol
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 7-21 days
Cortisol creatinine ratio
Container: White top sterile universal container
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Covid-19
Container: SWABS - A sterile swab, compatible with molecular detection methods, in a suitable collection container (this may be viral transport media preservative as directed by the laboratory). NPA – A sterile, CE marked, leak-proof universal container
Turnaround time: Same day turnaround if received within working hours
CPE Screening Culture
Container: Copan Transystem Swabs (Dual swabs with red cap)
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Creatine Kinase
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Creatinine
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre Top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre Top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Up to 14 days
Cryoglobulin
Container: Standard - 2 x 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Peadiatric - 2 x 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Culture and Microscopy- Urine
Container: See above
Turnaround time: Up to 10 days
Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies (CCP)
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: See below
Genital Swab Collection Instructions for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae for the BD Viper
Container: See above
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Total CO2 (Serum)
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Red top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Up to 21 days
Connective Tissue Autoantibodies (ANA Screen)
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Routine 3-4 hours. Urgent 1 hour
DDimer
Container: Standard - 3.5ml (black-ring) or 2.0ml (white-ring) light blue top vacuette. Paediatric - 1.0ml light blue top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 14 days
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <24 hours
Digoxin
Container: Standard -4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Routine 4 hours from receipt of sample. STAT 1 hour from receipt of sample
Direct Antigen Test (DAT)
Container: Standard -6.0 mL Pink top or 4.0 mL Purple top EDTA Vacuette. Neonate (less than 4 months old) - 1.0 mL Purple top EDTA Vacuette
Turnaround time: 30 days
Dysfibrinogenaemia Screen
Container: Standard - 3.5ml (black-ring) or 2.0ml (white-ring) light blue top vacuette. Paediatric -1.0ml light blue top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Up to 21 days
DNA autoantibodies/anti-dsDNA antibodies
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Ear Swab Culture
Container: Sterile, individually wrapped rayon tipped swab with a semisolid transport medium
Turnaround time: Routine 10 days
ELF (Enhanced Liver Fibrosis Testing)
Container: 5.0mL Yellow top Vacuette
Turnaround time: 7-10 days
EMA Binding Test
Container: 4.0ml lavender-top cuvette, one unstained blood film, one stained blood film
Turnaround time: Routine 6 hours
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
Container: Standard -4.0ml Lavender-top Vacuette. Paediatric -1.0ml Lavender-topped MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 30 days
Erythropoietin
Container: Routine - 4.0ml Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 1.0ml Ochre MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <24 hours
Estradiol - see Oestradiol
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <24 hours
Ethanol
Container: Standard - 2.0 mLGrey top Vacuette. Paediatric - Grey top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 7 days
Ethosuximide
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Lavender top Vacuette. Paediatric - Lavender top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 12 hours
Ethylene Glycol
Container: Standard - 2.0 mL Grey top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.25 mL Grey top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Eye Swab Culture
Container: Sterile, individually wrapped rayon tipped swab with a semisolid transport medium
Turnaround time: Up to 21 days
ENA screen
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 30 days
Factor Assays
Container: Standard - 3.5ml or 2.0ml blue top vacuette filled to any area within the black arrow (found on tube label). Paediatric - 1.0ml blue top MiniCollect filled to the first plastic indentation (above ID label on tube)
Turnaround time: 30 days
Factor V Leiden
Container: 4.0ml lavender-topped or light-blue topped vacuette (RED CELLS ONLY)
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Faeces Culture
Container: Sterile, CE marked, leak-proof universal container, preferably with an integral spoon or scoop
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Ferritin
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Routine 3-4 hours. Urgent 1 hour
Fibrinogen
Container: Standard - 3.5ml or 2.0ml blue top vacuette filled to any area within the black arrow (found on tube label). Paediatric - 1.0ml blue top MiniCollect filled to the first plastic indentation (above ID label on tube)
Turnaround time: 7 days
FIT (Faecal Immunochemical Test)
Container: Kits to be ordered via local pathology supplies
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Folate
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <24 hours
Follicle Stimulating Hormone
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Routine 3-4 hours. Urgent 1 hour
Full Blood Count
Container: Standard - 4.0ml Lavender-topped Vacuette. Paediatric - 1.0ml Lavender-topped MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 14 days
Gal-1-PUT
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Green top Vacuette. Paediatric - Green top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <24 hours
Gentamicin
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
GGT
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Up to 10 days
Glomerular basement membrane (GBM) antibody
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Glucose
Container: Standard - 2.0 mL Grey top Vacuette. Paediatric - Grey top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 5 days
Glucose-6-Phosphate-Dehydrogenase (G6PD)
Container: Standard - 4.0ml Lavender-topped Vacuette. Paediatric - 1.0ml Lavender-topped MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour
Glucose-CSF
Container: Standard - 2 mL Grey top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.25 mL Grey top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 10-28 days
Growth Hormone
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 14-21 DAYS
5-HIAA - 24h urine
Container: 24h urine container – ACID (contact laboratory)
Turnaround time: 14-21 days
5-HIAA - serum
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Anti-Hepatitis A IgM (HAVM)
Container: A serum gel, CE marked blood tube
Turnaround time: <48 hours
Haemoglobin A1c
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Lavender top Vacuette. Paediatric - 1.0 mL Lavender top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 7 days
Haemoglobin A2 (HbA2)
Container: Standard - 4.0ml Lavender-topped Vacuette. Paediatric - 1.0ml Lavender-topped MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 7 days
Haemoglobin Electrophoresis
Container: Standard - 4.0ml Lavender-topped Vacuette. Paediatric - 1.0ml Lavender-topped MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 7 days
Haemoglobin F (HbF)
Container: Standard - 4.0ml Lavender-topped Vacuette. Paediatric - 1.0ml Lavender-topped Vacuette
Turnaround time: Up to 10 days
Haptoglobin
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Helicobacter pylori Faecal Antigen Test
Container: Sterile, CE marked, leak-proof universal container, preferably with an integral spoon or scoop
Turnaround time: <23 hours
Heparin (anti Xa) assay
Container: Standard - 3.5ml (black-ring) or 2.0ml (white-ring) light blue top vacuette. Paediatric - 1.0ml light blue top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 7 days
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) screening
Container: 5.0ml Yellow-topped Vacuette
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Hepatitis B Core Total Antibody (HBCT)
Container: A serum gel, CE marked blood tube
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Hepatitis B Surface Antibody(HBsAb)
Container: A serum gel, CE marked blood tube
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBSag)
Container: A serum gel, CE marked blood tube
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Hepatitis C Antigen - Antibody testing
Container: A serum gel, CE marked blood tube
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Herpes simplex 1 and 2 Detection
Container: Anogenital lesion – Aptima® Multitest Swab Specimen Collection Kit (Orange Packet)
Turnaround time: 14 days
HLA B27
Container: Two 4.0ml Lavendertopped Vacuette and one 6.0ml pinktopped vacuette
Turnaround time: Urgent - <1 Hour. Routine - <4 hours
Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin
Container: 4.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing (HIV)
Container: A serum gel, CE marked blood tube
Turnaround time: See below
Hypopack (for the investigation of non-diabetic hypoglycaemic episodes in children)
Container: See above
Turnaround time: IGS and SPE up to 6 days. Immunofixation up to 10 days
Immunoglobulins and Serum Electrophoresis (Myeloma Screen)
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. PPaediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollec
Turnaround time: Routine 2-4 hours. Urgent 1 hour
Infectious Mononucleosis (IM)
Container: Standard - 4.0ml Lavender-topped Vacuette. Paediatric - 1.0ml Lavender-topped MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Up to 21 days
Infliximab
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Influenza A and B
Container: SWABS - A sterile swab, compatible with molecular detection methods, in a suitable collection container (this may be viral transport media preservative as directed by the laboratory). NPA – A sterile, CE marked, leak-proof universal container
Turnaround time: 7-21 days
Insulin
Container: 4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette and 2.0 mL Grey top Vacuette
Turnaround time: Routine 3-4 hours. Urgent 1 hour
International Normalised Ratio (INR)
Container: Standard - 3.5ml (black-ring) or 2.0ml (white-ring) light blue top vacuette. Paediatric - 1.0ml light blue top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 3 weeks
Intrinsic factor Antibodies
Container: Standard - 4.0ml ochre-topped Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8ml red top Minicollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Iron
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Up to 10 days
Total IgE
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 30 days
JAK2 Mutation Analysis
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Purple top Vacuette. Paediatric - 1.0 mL Purple top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Please allow 12 hours for screening test.
Kleihauer
Container: 6.0 mL Pink top or 4.0 mL Purple top EDTA Vacuette
Turnaround time: Routine: <4 hours
Lactate Dehydrogenase - Pleural fluid
Container: White top sterile universal container
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Lactate Dehydrogenase
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Lactate
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Grey top Vacuette. Paediatric - Grey top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Routine < 4 hours
Lipids
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Lithium
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Up to 21 days
Liver autoantibodies
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Liver Function Tests
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Routine <24 hours
Luteinising Hormone
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Routine <24 hours
Magnesium - 24hr Urine
Container: Routine: 24 hr urine container – contact laboratory
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hours
Magnesium
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Routine 4 Hours
Malaria Parasite Screen
Container: Standard - 4mL Purple top Vacuette. Paediatric -1mL Purple top minicollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Measles IgG Antibody (MEAG)
Container: A serum gel, CE marked blood tube
Turnaround time: 14 days
Mercury - urine
Container: -Plain white top sterile universal container or A 24 hr urine container
Turnaround time: See below
Metabolic investigations (paediatric up to 18 years old)
Container: See above
Turnaround time: N/A
Methaemoglobin
Container: 4.0 mL Lavender top Vacuette or 4.0 mL Lithium Heparin Vacuette
Turnaround time: 7-10 days
Methotrexate
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Routine <24 hours
Microalbumin
Container: White top 10mL container (red top containers are not acceptable)
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Mouth (Oral) Swab Culture
Container: Sterile, individually wrapped rayon tipped swab with a semisolid transport medium
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
MRSA PCR Molecular Test
Container: Copan Transystem Swabs (Dual swabs with red cap) Blue topped culture swab with Amies transport media
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
MRSA Screening Culture
Container: Swabs - sterile, individually wrapped rayon tipped swab with a semi-solid transport medium. All swabs used should be CE marked and meet the Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute approved standard M40-A2 (2014). Urine - sterile, CE marked leak-proof universal containing boric acid (red top)
Turnaround time: 14-28 days
Mucopolysaccharides
Container: Plain white top sterile universal container – 10ml
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Mycobacteria
Container: A sterile, CE marked, leak-proof 25 - 60 mL container (as appropriate for volume collected)
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Mycology Culture For Dermatophytes
Container: Dermapak: specimen envelope system for the safe transportation and convenient handling of dermatological material. A sterile, CE marked, leak-proof container such as a universal container is also acceptable for larger volumes
Turnaround time: IGS and SPE up to 6 days. Immunofixation up to 10 days
Myeloma screen (Immunoglobulins and serum protein electrophoresis)
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: MPO/PR3 specificity up to 5 days
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) and Proteinase (PR3) Antibodies
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 2.5 mL Yellow top white ring Reduced draw. Neonates - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Nasal Swab Culture
Container: Sterile, individually wrapped rayon tipped swab with a semisolid transport medium
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae (GC) Culture
Container: Urethral swabs: sterile, individually wrapped rayon tipped swab with a straight aluminium wire shaft in charcoal transport medium e.g. Medical Wire Transwab (M172C). Other swabs: sterile, individually wrapped rayon tipped swab with a semi-solid transport medium, with or without charcoal e.g. Medical Wire Transwab (M170).
Turnaround time: Approx. 21 working days
Neuromyelitis Optica Antibodies
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatrics - 2.5 mL Yellow top white ring reduced draw. Neonates - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 14 days
Neutrophil Oxidative Burst Test (Nitroblue Tetrazoliu)
Container: Standard - 4 mL purple top Vacuette. Paediatric - 1 mL purple top minicollect.
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Norovirus Investigations
Container: Sterile, CE marked, leak-proof universal container, preferably with an integral spoon or scoop
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <24 hours
Oestradiol
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette, Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 7-10 days
Olanzapine
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Lavender top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Lavender top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Within 2 weeks
Organic acids
Container: Plain white top sterile universal container. 5 mL minimum volume, preferably 20mL of fresh urine
Turnaround time: Emergency <1 hour. Routine <24 hours
Osmolality - serum
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine 3-4 hours
Osmolality - urine
Container: White top sterile universal container
Turnaround time: Up to 28 days
17OH - Progesterone
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect. Neonates - see limitations
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine 3-4 hours
Paracetamol
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric -Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Parasite Investigations (Enteric)
Container: Faeces - sterile, CE marked, leak-proof universal container, preferably with an integral spoon or scoop Worms - sterile saline or formalin in a CE marked, leak-proof universal container
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Parasite Investigations (Non Enteric)
Container: Fluids & Sputum - sterile, CE marked, leak-proof universal container. Worms - sterile saline or formalin in a CE marked, leak-proof universal containe
Turnaround time: 3 working days
Parathyroid hormone
Container: 4.0 mL Lavender top Vacuette (see Volume requirements)
Turnaround time: 5 Days
Paroxysmal Nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH Markers)
Container: 4mL Purple Top Vacuette
Turnaround time: 7-10 days
Phenobarbitone
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 7-21 days
Phenylalanine
Container: Routine - Dried blood spot (preferred) or 4.0 mL Lavender top Vacuette (EDTA). Paediatric 0Dried blood spot (preferred) or 0.8 mL Lavender top MiniCollect (EDTA)
Turnaround time: Emergency < 4 hour. Routine < 24 hours
Phenytoin
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <24 hours
Phosphate
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent N/A. Routine <24 hours Monday - Friday
Placental Growth Factor Ratio
Container: 5.0mL Yellow top Vacuette
Turnaround time: 14 Days
Platelet Function Studies + Platelet Glycoproteins
Container: 4mL Blue Top Vacuette
Turnaround time: See below
Porphobilinogen PBG
Container: Routine - Plain white top sterile universal (must be protected from light). Paediatric - Plain white top sterile universal (must be protected from light)
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine 24 hours
Potassium
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Pre-Operative Screening Culture for Staph aureus
Container: Sterile, individually wrapped rayon tipped swab with a semisolid transport medium
Turnaround time: Urgent <24 hours. Routine <48 hours
Procalcitonin
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Routine <24 hours
Progesterone
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric -Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Routine < 24 hours
Prolactin
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Routine <24 hours
Prostate Specific Antigen
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric -Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <24 hours
Protein - 24hr urine
Container: 24 hr urine container
Turnaround time: Routine <24hours
Protein - ascitic fluid
Container: White top sterile universal container
Turnaround time: Routine <24hours
Protein - pleural fluid
Container: White top sterile universal container
Turnaround time: Routine <24 hour
Protein - random urine
Container: White top 10mL container (red top containers are not acceptable)
Turnaround time: Urgent<1hour. Routine <24hours
Protein (Total)
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent 1 hour from receipt. Routine 3-4 hours from receipt
Prothrombin Time (PT)
Container: Standard - 3.5 or 2.0 mL Sodium Citrate. Paediatric - 1.0 mL Sodium Citrate
Turnaround time: See below
Pseudo-Cholinesterase
Container: 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette 4.0 mL or Lavender top Vacuette
Turnaround time: Up to 14 days (21 days for samples referred to Sheffield)
RAST (Specific IgE)
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: <14 days
Reducing Substances - Faeces
Container: Blue top universal container with spoon
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Investigations
Container: SWABS - A sterile swab, compatible with molecular detection methods, in a suitable collection container (this may be viral transport media preservative as directed by the laboratory). NPA – A sterile, CE marked, leak-proof universal container
Turnaround time: Routine 2-4 hours. Urgent 1 hour
Reticulocyte Count
Container: Standard - 4mL Purple Top Vacuette. Paediatric - 1mL Purple Top Minicollect
Turnaround time: Up to 4 days
Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 7-10 days
Risperidone
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Lavender top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Lavender top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Rotavirus and Adenovirus Investigations
Container: Sterile, CE marked, leak-proof universal container, preferably with an integral spoon or scoop
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Rubella IgG Antibody (RUB)
Container: A serum gel, CE marked blood tube
Turnaround time: Emergency < 1 hour. Priority 3-4 hours. Routine < 24 hours
Salicylate
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia) Investigations
Container: Urines/semen - sterile, CE marked, leak-proof universal container (25 mL). Do not use 10 mL, flat bottom urine containers. Do not use universals containing boric acid. Faeces - sterile, CE marked, leak-proof universal container, preferably with an integral spoon or scoop
Turnaround time: Up to 7 days
Serum Free Light Chains
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: IGS and SPE up to 6 days. Immunofixation up to 10 days
Serum protein electrophoresis
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 24 hours (not weekends)
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin
Container: 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette
Turnaround time: Urgent 1 hour. Routine 4 hours
Sickle Test Screen
Container: Standard - 4mL Purple Top Vacuette. Paediatric -1mL Purple Top Minicollect
Turnaround time: Approx. 21 working days
Skeletal Muscle Antibodies
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Emergency <1 hour. Routine 3-4 hours
Sodium
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Up to 14 days (21 days for samples referred to Sheffield)
Specific IgE (RAST)
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Sputum Culture
Container: A sterile, CE marked, leak-proof 60 mL container
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Sterile Fluids and Pus Investigations
Container: Sterile, CE-marked, leak-proof universal container (25mL)
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Syphilis Total Antibody (SYP)
Container: A serum gel, CE marked blood tube
Turnaround time: 30 Days
T-cell receptor gene rearrangement
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Purple top Vacuette. Paediatrics - 1.0 mL Purple top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Routine <24 hours
Testosterone
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent <4 hours if laboratory notified in advance. Routine <48 hours
Theophylline
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Throat Swab Culture
Container: Sterile, individually wrapped rayon tipped swab with a semisolid transport medium
Turnaround time: 21 Days – Samples are tested in batches at UHND
Thrombophilia screen
Container: 4.0 mL Light Blue Top Vacuette
Turnaround time: <15 days
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 1 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: <15 days
Thyrotrophin Binding Inhibiting Immunoglobulin
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 1 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Routine <24 hours
Thyroxine (FT4)
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Tissue and Other Specimens Associated with Orthopaedic Implants Culture
Container: Sterile, CE-marked, leak-proof universal container
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Tissue, Biopsy & Bone Culture (Non-Implant Associated)
Container: Sterile, CE-marked, leak-proof universal container
Turnaround time: <24hours
Transferrin
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Routine - Minimum of 2 hours – Maximum of 24 hours
Transfusion reaction
Container: See above
Turnaround time: <24 hours
Triglycerides
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric -0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Routine <24 hours
Triiodothyronine (FT3)
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Up to 10 days
Tryptase
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Tuberculosis (TB)
Container: A sterile, CE marked, leak-proof 25 - 60 mL container (as appropriate for volume collected
Turnaround time: N/A
Pathway for the Laboratory and Clinical Diagnosis of Paraproteins
Container: N/A
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <4 hour
Urate
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Routine <24 hours
Urea and Electrolytes - 24hr urine
Container: 24 hr urine container
Turnaround time: Routine <4 hour. Urgent <1 hour
Urea and Electrolytes - random urine
Container: Plain white top universal container
Turnaround time: Urgent <1 hour. Routine <24 hours
Urea
Container: Standard: 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Urine Culture and Microscopy
Container: Routine adult urine samples - 10 mL sterile, CE marked, leakproof container with boric acid preservative (powder). Routine paediatric urines and small samples - 5 mL sterile, CE marked, leak-proof paediatric container with boric acid preservative (powder). Invasive procedure urine e.g. SPA - sterile, CE marked, leakproof universal container (without boric acid)
Turnaround time: 30 days
Vacuolated Lymphocytes
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Purple top Vacuette. Paediatric - 1,0 mL Purple top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Urgent 4 hours. Routine 24 hours
Valproic acid/Valproate
Container: Routine - 5.0 mL Ochre top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Within 12 hours
Vancomycin
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Ochre Top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre Top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Varicella zoster IgG Antibody (VZG)
Container: A serum gel, CE marked blood tube
Turnaround time: Approx. 21 working days
VGCC Antibodies
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL White top yellow ring Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 mL Ochre top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 7-14 days
Vitamin A
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: Routine - 21 days
Vitamin D
Container: Standard - 4.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric - Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 7-14 days
Vitamin E
Container: Standard - 5.0 mL Yellow top Vacuette. Paediatric -Yellow top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 30 days
Von Willebrand Screen
Container: Standard - 3.5 mL Light Blue Top Vacuette. Paediatric - 1.0 mL Light Blue Top Minicollect
Turnaround time: Refer to the Microbiology Turnaround Times for current information
Wound Swab Culture
Sterile, individually wrapped rayon tipped swab with a semisolid transport medium
Turnaround time: <23 hours
Heparin Anti-Xa Assay
Container: Standard - 3.5ml (black-ring) or 2.0ml (white-ring) light blue top vacuette. Paediatric - 1.0ml light blue top MiniCollect
Turnaround time: 7-14 days
Zinc
Container: Standard - 6.0 mL Royal Blue top Vacuette. Paediatric - 0.8 red top MiniCollect
